The UFC’s fifth event in Pennsylvania takes place Saturday when UFC Fight Night 116 goes down from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, and it’ll featured the UFC commentary-booth debut of a current UFC fighter.

The card airs on FS1 following an early prelim on UFC Fight Pass, and it features a middleweight headliner between former UFC champion Luke Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and former two-division WSOF champion David Branch (21-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC).

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Analysts for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 116 weigh-in show on FS1, as well as Saturday’s pre- and post-events shows, will be former multi-time UFC title challenger Kenny Florian and retired UFC veteran Yves Edwards. Karyn Bryant serves as the anchor for the programs while Heidi Androl is set to conduct backstage interviews.

Felder, a nine-fight UFC veteran who is coming off a first-round knockout win over Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 113 in July, will join the UFC commentary team for the first time after a run in the booth during Dana White’s Contender Series events on UFC Fight Pass. He told MMAjunkie in an exclusive interview that he’s ready for the platform but doesn’t want to intrude on the chemistry of the existing commentary team.

“I want to play my role,” Felder said. “I’m the new guy on the block. I definitely don’t want go get in there my first time and step on Dominick’s shoes or Jon’s shoes and get in their way. These guys are veterans, and they’re pros, so when they need my analysis or need my opinion, they’ll get it.”

Felder will call four of the six main-card fights, with the exception of the night’s main event between Rockhold and Branch and the co-headliner between Thiago Alves (22-11 MMA, 14-8 UFC) and Mike Perry (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC).

“The Irish Dragon” said he’s familiar with the talent that will appear at the event, which is a welcomed change of pace from lesser-know fighters competing on local shows and DWCS.

“Most of these guys, almost 95 percent of them, I’ve seen fight before,” Felder said. “I know who they are. That’s actually a first. At CFFC and the Contender Series, these guys are virtually unknown. … It will actually be nice to talk about fighters who I’ve actually seen fight a ton of times.”

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